Abstract
An engineered variant of the plant virus, Cowpea mosaic virus, can template the controlled fabrication of silica nanoparticles of ≈30-nm diameter under environmentally benign conditions at ambient temperature and in aqueous solvent. This is the first reported mineralization of the external surface of a cage-like viral bionanoparticle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 813-816 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Small |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Apr 2009 |
Keywords
- Comovirus
- Mutation
- Nanoparticles
- Silicon Dioxide